Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents
Apple says it will add new controls around macOS’s Full Disk Access permission, warning that increasingly capable AI agents make broad access to users’ files, messages, mail, and browsing history riskier.
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Apple is tightening controls around a macOS feature called "Full Disk Access" that allows applications to read files, messages, mail, and browsing history on a user's computer. The company says AI agents have increased the risks associated with this level of access, and some developers are using it in ways that could expose users' data without their full knowledge. Apple will introduce new controls requiring explicit user action before granting apps this level of access, stating that as AI agents become more capable and autonomous, the risks will grow substantially. The announcement follows reports that a journalist claimed Meta's Muse app read their private messages and that a flaw in ChatGPT's Mac app could have allowed hackers to access sensitive data.
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